Gerrymandering

North Dakota Indian Tribes Fight GOP Gerrymandering Aimed At ‘Diluting’ Their Power

Last November, leaders of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Spirit Lake Nation wrote a letter to the governor…

3 years ago

New York’s Proposed Congressional Redistricting Maps Could Help Democrats Keep House

Proposed redistricting maps for New York could help Democrats gain three seats in the House. While party leaders said there…

3 years ago

New Michigan Voting Congressional Maps Give Democrats Hope To Hold House

A redistricting commission has redrawn the political districts for the state of Michigan, and the new map has turned one…

3 years ago

North Carolina Supreme Court Postpones Primary Elections Amid Redistricting Lawsuits

The North Carolina Supreme Court has ordered a rescheduling of the state's primary elections from March 8, 2022, to May…

3 years ago

Justice Department Sues Texas Over Redistricting Maps It Says Intentionally Discriminate Against Minorities

The United States Department of Justice has announced that it is suing the State of Texas and Republican Gov. Greg…

3 years ago

GOP Gerrymandering In Georgia Pits Democratic Incumbents Bourdeaux & McBath In Primary Contest

Two incumbent Democrats in the United States House of Representatives have been pitted against each other over the control of…

3 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Teran Is ‘Optimistic’ On Redistricting In Her State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuL7wtkzXcs Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Teran spoke with uPolitics' Erik Meers about her state's independent commission due to redraw her state's voting…

3 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Ben Wikler Explains Wisconsin Democrats Strategy To Un-Gerrymander His State

https://youtu.be/b1uihhEOsDU Wisconsin Democratic State Chair Ben Wikler spoke to uPolitics about his party's plans to protect the state from partisan gerrymandering now…

4 years ago

2020 Census Results: Which States Lose Or Gain House Seats

The 2020 census results show the continuation of trending population loss in the Northeast and migration to the Sun Belt.…

4 years ago

OPINION: North Carolina Court Beats Back Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering

A three-judge panel of the Superior Court in North Carolina, assigned to hear redistricting challenges by the Chief Justice of…

4 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson On Electoral Reform

For years, politicians and political pundits have criticized the American electoral system as broken, from Election Day not being named…

5 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate John Delaney On Reforming U.S. Electoral System

Rep. John Delaney (D-Maryland) has some ideas on how to reform the much-maligned U.S. electoral system. The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate…

5 years ago

Supreme Court Rules That Partisan Gerrymandering Is Not Against The Constitution

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that partisan gerrymandering is not unconstitutional and that states may continue to use districting…

5 years ago

Emails Explicitly Reveal Gerrymandering By Michigan Republicans To Win House Majority

A hoard of incriminating emails revealed gross gerrymandering on the part of Michigan state Republicans when drawing state legislative and…

6 years ago

Supreme Court Sends Redistricting Case Back To Lower Court

The Supreme Court decided on Monday to sidestep two major cases involving partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin and Maryland, allowing the…

6 years ago